Robert Goodnough
American · 1917–2010 · Painter, Printmaker
Robert Goodnough was an American abstract expressionist painter. A veteran of World War II, Goodnough was one of the last of the original generation of the New York School;,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Horse and RiderRago Auctions · $33,280≈ £24,634≈ €28,440Sign up to see
UntitledWright · $32,500≈ £24,182≈ €27,594Sign up to see
Bright Colors on Pale GreenWright · $15,000≈ £9,786≈ €11,287Sign up to see
Robert Goodnough’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
19 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 47 | 47 | 100% | $6.2kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $33.3kSign up |
| Oil | 27 | 27 | 100% | $7.4kSign up | $5.3kSign up | $33.3kSign up |
| Acrylic | 19 | 19 | 100% | $4.5kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $15kSign up |
| Works on paper | 4 | 4 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 13 | 10 | 77% | $1kSign up | $735Sign up | $4kSign up |
| Screenprint | 12 | 9 | 75% | $718Sign up | $625Sign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Multiple | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4kSign up | $4kSign up | $4kSign up |
| Other | 10 | 10 | 100% | $4.8kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $11.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $19.7kSign up |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | $3kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $5kSign up |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $6.7kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | $576Sign up |